Turner Entertainment
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Turner Entertainment Company, Inc. is a American media company established on August 4, 1986 as a subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting to oversee its film library after its acquisition of MGM/UA Entertainment Company (now Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.).
In addition to the studio, Turner got its library, which included all of MGM's films, Warner Bros.' pre-1948 releases, the U.S. rights to a majority of the RKO Radio Pictures library, and some United Artists material. Turner later re-sold the studio, keeping the pre-1986 library.
Turner Entertainment Co. also played a huge part in film preservation and restoration, thus such classic films as Casablanca, Citizen Kane, King Kong, Easter Parade, and the original The Jazz Singer, can continue to be seen today via its various cable channels, as well as in revival movie houses and home video. The films are also internationally distributed and shown by many channels around the world.
Today, as part of Time Warner, Turner Entertainment Co. continues to oversee its inherited library, which also include Gilligan's Island, The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Story, Gone with the Wind, and Tom and Jerry.
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